G Major Illustrated

G Major

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In the illustrations below you will find the G Major scale compared to the scale of G Major Pentatonic. You will notice that the scale of G major consists of 7 notes and the G major Pentatonic scale has only 5. The Pentatonic major scale uses the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th notes of the major scale.

The numbers in each circle below are the recommended fingering for each scale. Work your way from the Low E String to the High E string this would be ascending. Then work your way back up from the high to the Low E string, called descending.

Key of G major notes and chords:

G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F# diminished

Listen to the G major scale played from low G to high G. The A note on the high E string was not used.

Listen clean

Listen to the G major pentatonic scale played from low G to high G. The A note on the high E string was not used.

Drum Track

Play this fingering pattern too with audio included. Listen clean 

Remember the numbers in each circle are the fingers you use.

  • 1 equals Index Finger
  • 2 ring finger
  • 3 middle
  • 4 pinkie

Practice the G major progressions